by Rachel Alexander | Feb 23, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, Election Integrity, The West
A consortium of Left-leaning groups is seeking to get an initiative on the Arizona ballot that is very similar to the federal HR 1. “Arizonans for Free and Fair Elections” rolls back recent election integrity laws passed by the Arizona Legislature, makes it easier for...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 23, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
The host committee for an out-of-state fundraiser for the Morgan Ortagus for Congress campaign includes a former Trump administration State Department staffer who was fired for tweeting that President Trump was unfit for office, as well as several Never Trumpers....
by Peter D'Abrosca | Feb 23, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
In response to a report that American truckers could follow the lead of their Canadian counterparts and clog parts of the I-95 Beltway near Washington, D.C., a Democrat congressman from Arizona has a solution for the potential peaceful protest. “Perfect time to...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Feb 23, 2022 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Great Lakes
A police officer in Kalamazoo County who shot and killed a knife-wielding suspect in a gas station parking lot has been cleared of any wrongdoing after a standard post-shooting investigation, as officials say he acted lawfully in self-defense. “The events of Oct. 4...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 23, 2022 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Great Lakes
Democratic U.S. Representatives Andy Levin (D-MI-09) and Haley Stevens (D-MI-11) have announced their plans to run in Michigan’s 11th Congressional District, setting up an incumbent-versus-incumbent primary that will leave the state’s 10th Congressional...
by Chris Butler | Feb 23, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
ATHENS, Georgia — Representative Jody Hice (R-GA-10), currently running to replace Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, launched a statewide tour in Athens on Tuesday to address Georgia’s election integrity issues. Hice met supporters at the Athens-Ben Epps...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Feb 23, 2022 | Faith, National, News, The West, Uncategorized
Two litigation firms have filed petitions against organizations that have admitted to paying for abortions in Texas after detection of a fetal heartbeat, a violation of the Texas Heartbeat Act. Attorneys from both America First Legal and the Thomas More Society filed...
by Star News Staff | Feb 23, 2022 | Commentary, News
by Adam Mill If we follow the conventional political thinking, Republicans can anticipate an electoral shift during the November midterm elections and appear likely to recapture the White House in 2024. A grassroots revolt is already showing signs that the...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Feb 23, 2022 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
Defense attorneys Tuesday made their opening arguments in the case of a high-profile alleged serial killer, Dr. William Husel. Husel stands criminally accused of 14 murders between 2015 and 2018 for allegedly intentionally giving his patients at Mount Carmel West...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Feb 23, 2022 | National, News, School, Science & Technology
The performance of surgical and chemical procedures on children for the purpose of gender transition “can legally constitute child abuse” under Texas law, declared Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last week in a formal attorney general opinion. Paxton responded...
by Eric Burk | Feb 23, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
Secretary of Finance Stephen Cummings told the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that while General Fund revenues are performing well, there is an overall lack of economic growth in Virginia. That’s similar to the message from a letter...
by Chris Butler | Feb 23, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
Georgia gubernatorial candidate David Perdue on Tuesday called for term limits for all statewide elected officials. Perdue, in a statement, proposed a total of two four-year terms for all statewide elected officials, including the governor. Perdue said in the...
by Bradley Vasoli | Feb 23, 2022 | Battleground States, Pennsylvania, The Northeast
At the first Pennsylvania Senate hearing Tuesday on the next fiscal year’s budget, lawmakers considered the state’s slow economic recovery — and the state’s failure to attract new residents. Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) Director Matthew Knittel testified before the...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 23, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Former Trump administration Secretary of State Mike Pompeo endorsed Morgan Ortagus on Tuesday in the race for Tennessee’s Fifth Congressional District. The Tennessee Star reached out to Secretary Pompeo’s team for comment on his endorsement of Ortagus, and...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 23, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
A husband and wife realtor team from Abingdon, Virginia, pleaded guilty last week to federal wire fraud charges related to their scheme to create fake residential sales contracts in order to obtain advance sales commissions to which they were not entitled,...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Feb 23, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Vanderbilt University is concerned after four of its medical school students have committed suicide in less than two years. “Vanderbilt University is committed to a culture of caring in which the well-being of all community members — our extraordinary students,...
by Star News Staff | Feb 23, 2022 | National, News
by Chris Butler | Feb 23, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Representative Bruce Griffey (R-Paris) has filed legislation that he said would, if enacted into law, repair a legal loophole with how the state treats unborn versus born babies who are exposed to drugs. Griffey said in a statement that this loophole in...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 23, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
The NRA Institute for Legislative Action has weighed in on several firearms-related bills being considered by various Tennessee General Assembly committees and subcommittees this week. The Tennessee Star has previously reported that the Tennessee Firearms Association...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Feb 23, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
A Nashville Courthouse arsonist’s sentencing has been postponed for the third time. Wesley Somers of Hendersonville, an arsonist who has pled guilty in connection with the May 2020 Metro Nashville Courthouse fire and riot, was scheduled to be sentenced for his...
by Julie Carr | Feb 23, 2022 | News, Tennessee, Tennessee Star Report, The South, The Tennessee Star
Live from Music Row Tuesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed State Representative Johnny Garrett (R-...
